+Undoctored Media release from the University of Auckland Tuesday 16 March 2021, 09:22 AM 2 minutes to Read Tim Angeli-Gordon Researchers at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) at the University of Auckland have demonstrated that a technique widely used to correct an abnormally beating heart could be applied to correct disorders of the stomach. Their research could revolutionise the treatment of disorders such as gastroparesis, a condition that affects the movement of the stomach muscles, causing nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. The research, led by Dr Tim Angeli-Gordon and PhD student Zahra Aghababaie at the ABI, recently discovered how ablation - which could be described as the precise ‘burning’ of tissue - can be used to control the naturally-occurring electricity in the stomach.